Although I did read several books by Jeffrey Archer when I was in college, I never grew to be a fan the way so many of my friends were. Yet, I thoroughly enjoyed By Royal Appointment–rendered even more delightful by Priya Kuriyan’s illustrations.
By Royal Appointment
There’s nothing like listening to the author read out a part of the book, and Jeffrey Archer has shared a 6-minute excerpt on his website, which we will listen to together. We will then try to design a “By Royal Appointment” seal, the one that we think will be found on every product tested by the King and Queen of Littleland.
Echo and Narcissus
The best part of reading a short book is that we have the time to explore so much else! Queen Echo of Littleland is a zany character, but she gives us the excuse to explore the word echo and the story that led to the creation of the word. What other stories can we make up about Echo? If Echo was a child, where would they live? What makes them repeat words and sounds?
Design a Car
One of my all-time favourite activities was when the children at my book club designed a chocolate while we read The Chocolate Touch. As we read a book that is all about very unusual cars, I would love for the children to design a unique car of their own.
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